1.Investigation on optimized dispatch strategy in emergency medical rescue mission
Jingfang ZHANG ; Jiashun REN ; Yu CHEN ; Chunji HUANG ; Xiao XUE ; Qian XIANG ; Xiaoshan YUAN
Chinese Medical Equipment Journal 2015;(9):41-43
To explore the optimized dispatch of the rescue resources based on the mastered resources informa-tion. The objective function was set as the shortest rescue time, and 0-1 programming models were established and solved for the conditions that the number of medical rescue units was more or less than needed by the missions. In the two conditions, the model's calculated results were both optimal, and could be used to obtain the optimal dispatch solutions while the medical rescue time was the shortest. The 0-1 programming model can be effectively used to optimize dispatch strategy for medical rescue team.
2.Recording of spared motor evoked potentials and its augmentation by 4-aminopyridine in chronic spinal cord-injured rats
Kewei YU ; Jiashun LI ; Weifang RONG ; Lianshun JIA ; Wen YUAN ; Xiaojian YE ; Zhicai SHI ; Bojun DAI
Chinese Medical Journal 2001;114(2):155-161
Objective To research the direct electrophysiological evidence of discomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) and the effect of 4-aminopyridine on it. Methods Motor evoked potentials (MEPs), both spinal cord recorded MEPs (scMEPs) and extracellularly recorded MEPs (exMEPs) were recorded and characterized on a T13 epidural electrode (scMEPs) and an extracellular microelectrode (exMEPs) for 10 normal rats and 40 rats with lesions of various severity (sham, 35?g*cm force (gcf), 70?gcf, 100?gcf impact injury) at the T8-T9 cord using the Allen's drop model. The incline plane and Tarlov techniques were used to assess clinical neurological function. Results MEPs in the normal rats were elicited by applying transcortical suprathreshold stimulation consisting of 3-4 early negative peaks (N1, N2, N3 and N4) followed by several late waves. The N1 and N2 peaks were largest in the anterior and ventrolateral funiculus, respectively, which was indicative of extrapyramidal pathways. The 100?gcf impact injuries and the cord transection abolished the MEP distal to the lesion, whereas the 35?gcf injuries resulted in a latency shift and amplitude decrement of the MEP peaks. Eighteen of the 20 rats with 70?gcf injuries showed clinical paraplegia. Among them, 7 rats had neurophysiological evidence of residual conduction pathways through the lesioned cord segment, such as the presence of N1 and N2 peaks in the scMEPs or exMEPs. After 4-aminopyridine (4-AP) administrations (1?mg/kg), the amplitude of the spared exMEP increased significantly and spread more widely. Conclusions MEPs evoked by transcortical stimulation travel mostly in the extrapyramidal tract. MEP monitoring could provide an excellent method of detecting the functional integrity of the motor tracts after SCI, and could even detect spared motor fibers after discomplete SCI. Furthermore, the use of 4-AP or other K+ channel blocking agents may be a potential treatment for patients with chronic moderate to severe SCI.
3.The role of lymphography in diagnosis and treatment of chyluria
Dingyi LIU ; Weimu XIA ; Jian WANG ; Haidong HUANG ; Qi TANG ; Yanfeng ZHOU ; Jiashun YU ; Wenmin LI ; Mingwei WANG ; Yu XIA ; Wenlong ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Urology 2018;39(6):446-450
Objective To evaluate the use of unilateral pedicle lymphography (PLG) in preoperative localization and treatment of chyluria.Methods From October 2010 to March 2017,25 cases with severe chyluria and undergoing cystoscopy and unilateral PLG before renal pedicle lymphatic disconnection were reviewed.There were 11 males and 14 females,aged 44-71 years,with an average of 58.5 years.The course of the disease was 6 months to 30 years,with an average of 8.3 years.Of them,18 cases had undergone unilateral PLG and spiral CT angiography preoperatively.Surgical treatment was performed according to PLG imaging.Results Unilateral ureteral chyluria was discovered in 16 out of the 19 cases through cystoscopy,with the sensitivity of 84.2% (16/19).In contrast,unilateral chyluria was only detected in 4 of the other 6 patients with bilateral chyluria.Albiduria were found in the remaining 5 cases in bladder,without ureteral excreted chyle.The sensitivity for chyluria positioning by cystoscopy was 64.5% (20/31).The location of lesion in 19 patients with unilateral chyuria and 6 patients with bilateral chyluria could be correctly displayed by PLG and the sensitivity was 100% (31/31).There was no significant difference in location between cystoscopy and PLG in 19 patients with unilateral chyluria (P =0.2482).But in total lesion location,the sensitivity of PLG was higher than cystoscopy(P =0.0026).Eighteen patients who had undergone PLG combined with spiral CT angiography,could not only locate the chylous fistula,but also determine the number of renal vessels as well as their relationship with diseased lymphatic vessels.Chyluria had disappeared immediately after unilateral renal pedicle lymphatic exfoliation in 23 patients.However,it still presented in the other 2 patients who were confirmed contralateral pyeloymphatic fistulas by PLG 3 months after surgery and cured by reoperation.Chyluria recurred in 6 cases during follow-up of 6 to 58 months,and 4 were confirmed bilateral pyelolymphatic fistulas by PLG.Two of these 4 cases were cured by laparoscopic surgery or open surgery,respectively.The other 2 patients were cured by conservative treatment.Moreover,2 patients with unilateral chyluria recurred in situ after the first laparoscopic surgery,which was confirmed by PLG.Notably,all these patients were cured by ESWL finally.Conclusions This study suggested that PLG displays remarkable advantage in terms of localization sensitivity.PLG combined with spiral CT angiography preoperatively can not only locate the chylous fistula,but also determine the number of renal vessels as well as their relationship with diseased lymphatic vessels.Depending on PLG and spiral CT angiography,renal pedicle lymphatic disconnection can effectively protect renal vessel.In addition,it can avoid the omission of ligation for perivascular lymphatic vessels.Furthermore,PLG plays a key role in temporarily obstructing the leakage of pyelolymphatic fistulas to some extent.